River Hill High School

12101 Route 108, Clarksville, MD, 21029-9000
Tel: (410)313-7120
Grades: 9-12 | 1,395 students
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • River Hill High School serves 1,395 students in grades 9-12.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the MD state average of 13:1.
  • The school's 90% graduation rate is high than the MD state average of 85%.
  • Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body.
  • River Hill High School is the only public high school within Clarksville, and operates within the Howard County Public s School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, MD Dept. of Educ.
River Hill High School
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School (2007)
Grades Offered Grades 9-12
Total Students 1,395 students
% Male / % Female 49% / 51%
Total Classroom Teachers 98 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(MD) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 14:1 13:1
 
This School
(MD) School Average
% American Indian
n/a n/a
% Asian
23% 6%
% Hispanic
5% 11%
% Black
7% 37%
% White
60% 43%
Unknown
5% 3%
 
 
This School
(MD) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 3% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 1% 7%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Howard County Public s School District

Nearby Schools:

River Hill High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Clarksville Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.1 mi. away
Clarksville Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.8 mi. away
Pointers Run Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.9 mi. away
Swansfield Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 2.3 mi. away
Harpers Choice Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 2.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Clarksville, Howard County, Zip 21029

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  • For River Hill High sophomore, volunteering is a way of life - Baltimore Sun (blog)
    posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:15:46 am
    For River Hill High sophomore, volunteering is a way of lifeBaltimore Sun (blog)Athena Kan, a sophomore at River Hill High School, did not have to look very far to learn ...
  • Pickup driver indicted in fatal November crash
    posted on January 29, 2010 at 10:29:27 pm
    The driver of a pickup truck that flipped last year, killing a River Hill high school football player, was indicted Thursday by a Howard County grand jury. David Daniel Erdmann, 22, of the 4300 block ...
  • Service for crash victim draws 1,500
    posted on December 4, 2009 at 08:39:06 am
    Football teammates among the mourners for 'a fun-loving' youth Steven Dankos' life revolved around his family, his friends and, for the past three years, the River Hill High School football ...

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